Coeur takes 17.8% stake in Victoria Gold
Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) is acquiring a 17.8% stake from Orion Mine Finance in Victoria Gold (TSX: VGCX), which owns and operates the Eagle gold mine in the Yukon. The…
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The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 238: ‘Increase the size of the pie’ — Barrick emphasizes shared revenue model with local communities
This week’s episode features Barrick Gold’s Q1 2021 conference call with president and CEO Mark Bristow, who discusses the company’s move towards sharing more revenue and employment opportunities with local…
Wheaton’s Smallwood sees deal opportunities growing faster than the competition
The opportunity landscape for closing new precious metals streaming deals is growing faster than the competition, Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE: WPM; LSE: WPM) CEO Randy Smallwood tells The…
Magnetic nanoparticles to be used to extract lithium from brines in the US
A technology that uses magnetic nanoparticles to capture valuable materials from brines is being launched today by its developer, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and its…
Commodities that will rule the green, digital transition
A new report by Fitch Solutions forecasts that some ‘conventional’ commodities will receive an added boost in the next 20 years as they take a central stage in the green…
Australia’s Macquarie bank to exit coal by 2024
Australia’s investment bank Macquarie Group said on Friday it will stop financing coal projects by 2024, adding to a long list of local financial institutions that have withdrawn their support…
Cameco shares surge despite posting Q1 loss
Despite the near-term costs of its business strategy and unplanned disruptions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) ended the first quarter of 2021 with over a billion…
Kyrgyzstan to temporarily take over Centerra’s Kumtor mine
Lawmakers in Kyrgyzstan, home to major gold and copper mines, have passed a law allowing the state to temporarily seize Centerra Gold’s (TSX: CG) Kumtor mine, the largest gold operation in…
Magnet rare earth oxide market to increase fivefold by 2030 – report
A new report by Adamas Intelligence forecasts that the market for magnet rare earth oxides will increase fivefold by 2030 to US$15.65 billion from the current US$2.98 billion. Underpinning this…
Rio Tinto shareholders reject former CEO’s exit package
A majority of Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) shareholders oppose the exit package handed to former chief executive Jean-Sébastien Jacques, ousted after the destruction of sacred rock shelters in…
Ivanhoe Mines promises zero emissions at Kamoa-Kakula
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) vowed today to achieve net-zero operational greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 and 2) at its Kamoa-Kakula joint-venture in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as the…
Starr Peak reports results from first drilling campaign on NewMetal
Starr Peak Mining (TSXV: STE; US-OTC: STRPF) has reported initial assays from its first drill program on its NewMetal property in Quebec’s Abitibi greenstone belt, immediately adjacent to the town of…